HX Edit Pilot's Guide

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Preset Compatibility
This guide covers version 2.71 of the HX Edit application. The easiest way to ensure the
best performance and compatibility between HX Edit and your Helix or HX device is to
make sure to have the latest updates. The latest HX Edit application installer is always
available free at line.com/software. Use the free Line 6 Updater application to check
and update your device's rmware (see page 48) .
Helix preset, setlist and bundle les are compatible and transferable between Helix
family devices (Helix, Helix Rack and Helix LT), as well as with the Helix
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Native plug-in
software (see next section).* Note that, since Helix LT devices include a more limited
set of features (smaller I/O set, up to two EXP pedals rather than three, etc.), presets
created for Helix & Helix Rack devices and Helix Native plug-in may include some un-
available functionality when loaded on a Helix LT device. However, all aspects of the
preset are retained and available on the other Helix products even after saved with a
Helix LT device. Please be sure to consult your Helix LT Owner's Manual for its com-
plete feature set.
*NOTE: Presets, setlists & bundles exported from Helix devices (Helix Floor,
Rack & LT) and Helix Native plug-in are not compatible with HX devices (HX
Stomp and HX Eects). Likewise, at this time, presets and setlists exported
from HX devices are not able to be imported into Helix devices or the Helix
Native plug-in.
It is possible to Copy and Paste, or drag and drop individual blocks, along with their
current settings, between Helix Native and HX Edit - including with the use of any
Helix or HX device. See the following “Block Copy and Paste” section.
Helix presets that were originally created using the earlier Helix editor application and
Helix device rmware versions are still supported. Note that, once loaded and saved
with the newer HX Edit application, your presets will have new information added to
them to support the latest models and functionality - full backward compatibility with
the Helix application and earlier Helix rmware versions, therefore, cannot be guar-
anteed. It is advised to keep a backup all your earlier presets if you plan on possibly
returning to these previous device and application versions.
Preset Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in
With a Helix Floor, Rack or LT device, your presets, snapshots, setlists and bundles
are compatible between the HX Edit app and Helix Native plug-in. This compatibility is
the foundation of the Line 6 “Studio to Stage” concept, allowing you to load, edit and
transfer your tones between Helix hardware and Helix Native plug-in! Note that Helix
Native plug-in maintains its own Preset & IR libraries, independent of the presets and
IRs that reside within your Helix hardware. To share presets from either the HX Edit app
or Helix Native plug-in, use the export & import features within each.
TIP: If you also own Helix Native plug-in, be sure to reference the “Helix compat-
ible” version number (found in the Helix Native software's About box - see page
32) to determine the recommended Helix family device rmware version you
should use for maximum preset compatibility. It is highly recommended to always use
the latest available device rmware and HX Edit and Helix Native software.
Due to the obvious dierences of Helix hardware devices' physical inputs and outputs,
there are some settings, block type and controller support variances when sharing pre-
sets between a HX Edit and Helix Native plug-in. To follow are tips for sharing presets
and settings. Please also refer to the latest Helix Native Pilot's Guide for details regard-
ing the use of Helix hardware-exported presets within the Helix Native plug-in.
HX Edit Backup Files
The HX Edit application includes a feature that creates Helix Backup (.hxb) les to
restore a Helix or HX device's presets, impulses and global settings (see page 16).
Helix Native plug-in does not currently include this functionality and, therefore, does not
support creating or opening Helix Backup .hxb les.
Block Copy and Paste
Using the Copy Block and Paste Block commands, you can copy and paste any block
type between any presets within HX Edit, as well as between HX Edit (with any Helix or
HX device connected) and any instance of the Helix Native plug-in. It is also possible to
drag and drop any processing block to move it within the current preset, or to copy it
into any other HX Edit device or Helix Native plug-in window. Restrictions apply when
copying, pasting and moving some block types, depending on the Helix hardware in
use and the destination - please see “Cutting, Copying, Pasting & Clearing Blocks”
on page 19.
Snapshot Copy and Paste
The current Snapshot, along with all its settings, can be copied and pasted using the
Copy Snapshot and Paste Snapshot commands either within the current HX Edit
preset or the current Helix Native preset, but not between the HX Edit app and Helix
Native plug-in. Also see “Conguring & Managing Snapshots” on page 15.
Command Center Copy and Paste
Within the Command Center window, once a command assignment is created for any
footswitch, EXP Pedal or other controller, you can use the Command Center's Copy and
Paste command options to copy assignments between controllers, as well as between
controllers within other HX Edit presets. Helix Native plug-in does not include the Com-
mand Center, therefore, it is not possible to copy Command Center assignments between
HX Edit and Helix Native. Also see “The Command Center Window” on page 29.